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Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
This extract muses on courting and the expectations on young women in her youth
  1. Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
    02:46
    Joan Bakewell reads from her memoir, Stop the Clocks
  2. 'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
    01:39
    'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
  3. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
    01:24
    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  4. The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
    02:07
    The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
  5. 'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
    01:26
    'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
  6. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
    04:00
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
  7. Malorie Blackman's life lesson
    02:33
    Malorie Blackman's life lesson
  8. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
    02:15
    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  9. Sam Mendes: It's time for a new James Bond director
    00:57
    Sam Mendes: It's time for a new James Bond director
  10. Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
    02:54
    Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
  11. Salman Rushdie on realism
    02:29
    Salman Rushdie on realism
  12. Michael Palin on growing a moustache for new movies
    02:16
    Michael Palin on growing a moustache for new movies
  13. Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
    01:20
    Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
  14. Stephen Frears on Muhammad Ali
    03:26
    Stephen Frears on Muhammad Ali
  15. Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
    03:58
    Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
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